Episode 74
How To Organize The Biggest In-Person Event For Skilled Indian Immigrants in The US
What does it take to create the largest gathering ever for skilled Indian immigrants in the United States? In this episode, we sit down with the visionary behind the Open Atlas Summit 2025 , a groundbreaking event designed to connect, empower, and celebrate the Indian professional diaspora in America.
Who this is for
- You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
- You would rather hear Naman Pandey's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Organize The Biggest In-Person Event For Skilled Indian Immigrants in The US
- Planning and Logistics of the Event
- What does it take to create the largest gathering ever for skilled Indian immigrants in the United States?
- We start with the origin story—how the idea for the Open Atlas Summit was born, and the gap it aims to fill in the immigrant professional community.
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Sara Balis Subramani is one of the biggest creators today for Indian internationals in the US. She's a 3x published author recipient of the 01A visa and her online content reaches 5 to
visa and her online content reaches 5 to 6 million people per month across all platforms. But now she's trying to pull off probably the hardest thing she's ever done, a firstofits-kind in-person
ever done, a firstofits-kind in-person 2-day conference only for skilled immigrants featuring some of the biggest and brightest Indian voices in America. We initially actually were going to
We initially actually were going to charge employers to join but at some point we realized we just want to help students. students. In this rather raw and candid conversation, Sandara takes us through
conversation, Sandara takes us through how she almost got VP Kamla Harris as keynote speaker for the conference. Details on profit margins and pricing across the board and collaborating with
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What does it take to create the largest gathering ever for skilled Indian immigrants in the United States? In this episode, we sit down with the visionary behind the Open Atlas Summit 2025 , a groundbreaking event designed to connect, empower, and celebrate the Indian professional diaspora in America. We start with the origin story—how the idea for the Open Atlas Summit was born, and the gap it aims to fill in the immigrant professional community. From there, our guest walks us through the intricate planning and logistics required to make an event of this scale a reality.
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